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Yorkshire And The Humber

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Tan Hill Road Climb – Reeth to Tan Hill Road loop from Richmond

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Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Tan Hill Road Climb – Reeth to Tan Hill Road loop from Richmond

Hard

4.0

(2)

99

riders

Tan Hill Road Climb – Reeth to Tan Hill Road loop from Richmond

04:39

92.4km

1,420m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 15, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Yorkshire Dales National Park

North Pennines National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

418 m

View of Richmond Castle from the River Swale Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

From the bridge over the River Swale there is a wonderful view of Richmond Castle.

The castle is a Norman Fortress, built to keep in check 'the rebellious North' in …

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2

37.2 km

Buttertubs Pass Climb from Hawes

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Also known as the ‘Cote de Buttertubs’ if you were watching the 2014 Tour. Don’t let its cutesy name fool you – this 4.5km ascent touches 17% in parts

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3

42.2 km

Buttertubs Pass Climb from Thwaite

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

The harder (100 Climbs) side of this monster pass. Not the way the Tour de France did it...

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4

49.9 km

Scenic Lanes of Swaledale and Arkengarthdale

Highlight • Viewpoint

Between Lamps Moss and Buttertubs - some gorgeous open valleys with rolling grippy Dales roads.

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5

53.5 km

Tan Hill Road Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Just when you thought that the switchbacks at West Stonesdale were the hard bit of the climb to the pub, you hit this.

A gradual drag leads to a bend …

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6

56.4 km

Tan Hill Inn – Britain's Highest Inn

Highlight • Pub

At 1,732 feet (528m), this historic Inn is the highest in Great Britain!

On the border of Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales near the village of Keld, the pub is …

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68.0 km

Lead Flue

Ruins

8

71.8 km

Reeth to Tan Hill Road

Highlight • Trail

The road between Reeth and Tanhill takes you below Reeth Low Moor and through Arkengarthdale and provides wonderful views in both directions.

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9

72.8 km

Start of the Ascent to Tan Hill

Highlight • Climb

Check the weather forecast before setting off and carry extra layers if necessary.

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82.9 km

Low Ingsque Wood

Forest

84.2 km

Side Bank Wood

Forest

B

92.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

82.9 km

8.87 km

667 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

86.9 km

5.65 km

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Tuesday 20 October

11°C

7°C

83 %

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